Sunday, March 24, 2013

Suggested Weekend Reading

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A collection of writings related to India's socio-political issues that made headlines this week.

Submarine INS Sindhurakshak [S63] On Its Way Back Home [Photographs]

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The Indian Navy's recently upgraded INS Sindhurakshak, a modified Kilo-class submarine, making port calls at different countries on its ...
Tuesday, March 19, 2013

INS Vikramaditya Out At Sea

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Extended video footage showing the Soviet Aircraft-carrying Cruiser 'Admiral Gorshkov' turned Indian Navy Aircraft Carrier 'INS ...
Sunday, March 17, 2013

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As scathing & hurtful as the tone of this article is, there is great merit to what has been said in it, "....it’s time we woke up...

Prototype French Rafale A01 Fighter Aircraft At The 1988 British Farnborough Airshow [Photographs]

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It was the second consecutive appearance of this Dassault-built Technology Demonstrator aircraft at the iconic British air show.

Weekend Linkages [Suggested Reading]

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A mixed bag of interesting topics to spend time on a weekend, reading.
Saturday, March 16, 2013

Spotted: China's First Aircraft Carrier At Its New Homeport [Image Of The Day]

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Satellite image showing the sole Aircraft Carrier China operates, a Russian-origin Kuznetsov-class vessel, recently christened Liaoning, ber...

HAL Looking For Partners To Develop And Build Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]

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With an already over-flowing work-order, delayed projects & running an operation that, in general, doesn't evoke enough confidence i...
Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Solar Electric Propulsion [SEP] - Ion Propulsion [IP]

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An alternative to chemical combustion propulsion for Space travel.
Monday, March 11, 2013

Pilatus PC-7 Basic Trainer Aircraft Of The Indian Air Force [IAF] [Photographs]

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112 of these Swiss-built aircrafts would eventually be in service with the Indian Air Force [IAF], serving as the Stage-I aircraft to train ...
Sunday, March 10, 2013

Sindhughosh-Class Submarine INS Sindhurakshak [S63] In The UK [Indian Navy]

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The recently upgraded Russian-origin Kilo-Class derivative submarine stopped at the Portsmouth port in the UK, in February, on its way back ...
Saturday, March 09, 2013

DRDO Seeks Indian Industry Participation To Develop SATCOM Data Link For The Rustom-II UAV

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"The Data Link System is one of the major systems of UAV that is based on Digital Communications Techniques and provides full duplex c...
Friday, March 08, 2013

Life At The Officers Training Academy [OTA], Chennai [Suggested Weekend Reading]

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Coffee table picture book capturing life at one of the most well-respected training institutions in the country, grooming cadets to join the...
Tuesday, March 05, 2013

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"During one trip, [NSA Chief] Jones went completely off script and promised Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Pakistan's top military ma...
Monday, March 04, 2013

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle [PSLV] - How It Functions

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An interactive, animated model, highlighting important sub-systems of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle [PSLV] & their operat...
Sunday, March 03, 2013

Foreign Satellite Launch & Construction by Indian Space Research Organisation [ISRO] [UPDATED: 2015.10.14]

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List of Satellites that India has launched or built, so far, for International customers, through the Indian Space Research Organisation [...